"They picked a location that was not well-traveled that time of the morning," he said. "Businesses started to open up in there, but at that time of the morning there were very few people around, obviously."

The group is seen driving into the parking lot in a dark-colored compact car with what appear to be five-spoke mag wheels. They wore masks and gloves, but the camera got a clear shot of one of the suspects' faces.

There was no sign of forced entry.

"It almost looked like the door was left open," Rocco said. "We need to determine if there might have been a problem employee or something like that."

Once inside, the suspected turned off the lights, but the surveillance camera's night vision kicked in. The suspects are seen going through the garage and opening the bay door.

They apparently took keys from inside the office, Rocco said, and backed up a 2011 John Deere Isuzu NPR flatbed truck, with Florida tag 265-YTT, but unsuccessfully tried to hook a trailer to it. Having failed, they pulled the trailer out of the garage by hand so they could load tools and other landscaping equipment onto the truck, the video showed.

"These are four guys that we think know how to operate lawn-care equipment," Rocco said. "You can see by the videotape they know how to operate the lawnmowers [and] it appeared they had the knowledge and skill to back that truck in."

Burglaries are common, but this kind can put someone out of business.

"If all your equipment was gone, you can't go out there to make more money to replace it," Rocco said. "You can't operate if that's the bones of your business and they're gone."

The stolen truck and equipment could be used to start a landscaping business or sold to other landscapers.

"I would caution that if the deal looks too good and you know what the value of that equipment might be and you're getting it for half price, then it's possibly stolen," he said. "So you should think twice about that."

Investigators are urging anyone who can identify the suspects or the stolen truck and equipment to contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477, or text a tip to TIP411 and enter LPD as the first line.